The Amity Annual Town Meeting will be held on March 31, 2018 at the Reed School by the Town Office. The meeting will start promptly at 9:00AM. There is an opening for selectmen with the term of Joey Ledger expiring. Joey has said he does not intend to run again. There is also a opening for School Board Member with the term of Gorden Ledger expiring in June of 2018.

Amity MaineA-Mity Little Town T-Shirts are now available at Amity MattersTHINK SPRING SALE!!!

This A-Mity idea was first given to me by the late Thomas Hall. Amanda was going to Orono to participate in the Special Olympics; Debby had made her a t-shirt with Amity written on it. Tommy told her to pace a hyphen between the A and M making it A Mity. We all had a good laugh and continued on. This was many moons ago, but it came to mind again this year and we decided to have some t-shirts made up. We have Large; X-Large; 2X-Large; and 3X-Large. Please wear them with pride and have a drink for Tommy.

It came to our attention the shopping cart was not working correctly preventing the purchase of a T-Shirt. This problem has been corrected and we are offering $3.00 off per T-Shirt. Just use the code spring.

Future Farm Technologies recently announced the acquisition of 120 acres in Amity to start farming Hemp. Plans to lease over a thousand more acres in the area would make it a giant compared to other licensed hemp farms in the state.

In a short telephone interview; Derek Ross, the farm's operator, said they are in the very beginning stages of the project. He emphasized the employment aspect for the area, "There is still quite a bit of site work yet to be done, clearing, stumping, and field prep. We would like to use local contractors for this work." Future Farm also plans to employ all local people and will provide training for their employees. Employment will be seasonal at first with the possibility of becoming year around as the project continues.

In 1825, Jonathan Clifford cleared a farm, which he lived on for many years. A few families had settled in Number 11 (now Cary), the smoke from their cooking fires could be seen from the ridge he settled on. In the summer, there was no road to visit the neighbors, but seeing smoke of families from the ridge must have been of some comfort to the lonely pioneers.

In 1826, Edmund Cone began a farm on a lot near the Clifford's farm. He had come to Houlton in 1815 and worked as a teamster until he was able to buy the lot in Amity. Just before coming to Amity he married Barbara Shepard of Richmond, N.B. Together they faced the hardships of clearing a forest to fields and building a home. It is said,

Slow down a bit as you pass the North Amity Cemetery on Route 1 and take a look at the new flag flying over the Veteran's Memorial. This flag has been raised and flown over the capitol of the United States. The 5x8 foot flag is a very generous gift from Rep. Bruce Poliquin's office.

Amity resident Larry Hamilton noticed the old flag, which had become quite tattered from catching on the overhanging branches of a nearby oak tree, had been removed. Someone had already helped themselves to the light at the base of the pole shortly after the flag and pole was put up and Veteran's Day was fast approaching.

Maine Veterans are entitled to Military Funeral Honors

Military Funeral Honors is now an entitlement for all honorably discharged Veterans. There are no costs what so ever associated with this program.

The rendering of Military Funeral Honors for United States Armed Forces Veterans is a tribute that our Veterans and their families justly deserve and in fact, are now entitled to. It is a way to show our Nation's deep gratitude to those who, in times of war and peace, have faithfully defended our country. Section 578 of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2000 requires the Department of Defense to provide, upon request, Military Funeral Honors for eligible Veterans.

Amity Baptist Church

Amity Baptist Church

I don't generally do this, but I came across this site while building up the regional listings for the Best of the Web directory, as a contract labor task and wanted you to know that I found it to be as simple as it is beautiful, a truly remarkable resource for the town of Amity, Maine.

Cleve Hall

I just wanted to let you know that I think you have done a great job on this site. I really enjoyed all the history, much of which I never knew. I still have more to read. I will also enjoy being able to keep up with what is going on by reading your updates. I too, appreciate all the work you have done here.